Theft-alarm.



G. M. EDWARDS.

THEFTALARM. APPLICATION FILED JAN- 22. I917.

i fi fififi o Patented May 21, 1918.

hdi l ii @FFEQE GLADYS M. EDWARDS, 0F DOUGLAS, .iRIZQNA.

THEFT-ALARM.

Application filed January 22, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GLADYs M. Enwaaos, a citizen of the United States, residing at Douglas, in the county of Cochise, State of Arizona, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Theft-Alarms; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in alarms.

()ne object of the present invention is to provide a novel and eiiicient. device for attachment to a pocket-book for the purpose of sounding an alarnr when an attempt is being made to open the pocket-book.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which will sound the alarm when the pocket-book is opened and which will then remain idle and not sound the alarm when the pocket-book isagain closed.

Another object is to provide a simple device of this character which can be easily applied to the ordinary pocket-book. trunk or hand-bag without any great modifications to the same.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through a portion of a pocket-book, showing my invention applied thereto. thepocketbook being shown in open position.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of one side of,

the closure of the pocket-book, partly broken away.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the clapper and latch showing the latter sliding; from the shoulder of the former.

Referring particularly lothe accompanying drawing. 10 represents one side of the closure portion of the frame of a pocketbook, and 11 the other side thereof. The side 10 is provided with the usual push button 12 having the projection 13 for engagement with the wall of the opening 14 in the other member 11. On the lower face of the Specification of Letters Eatent.

said projection there is formed a beveled lug 15.

Secured one end to the member 11 and extendino in parallel relation to the upper portion or the member, is a leaf spring 16, having on its free end a knob 17, and intermediate its ends a notched ortion forming a shoulder The beveled lug 15 engages with the said shoulder when the pocket-book is in closedpositiombut when the same is be ing opened the said lug engages with and pulls the spring away from the member 11, and finally snaps past the said shoulder so that the spring will be freed and permitted to wing back toward the member 11. Also secured on the member 11 is a bell 19 which. is adapted to be struck by the knob of the spring when the spring is freed from the lug 15. Thus any attempt to open the pocketbook will result in the ringing of the bell and the "fact being immediately known by the owner in time to prevent the theft.

Attention is called to the fact that the lug 15 normally is out of engagement with the spring. and only engages the same when the button is depressed in theact of opening the pocket-book. Thus the bell will not be rung when the pocket-book is being closed.

What is claimed is:

In a theft alarm the sides of a receptacle closure, one side of the closure being formed with a notch, the other side of the closure having; an apertured wall. a spring detcnt carried by the last-named side of the closure and projecting through said apertured wall. said detect having an arrow head one portion of which is arranged to engage a wall of the said notch to hold the sides of the closure in closed position. a bell secured to the othe side of the closure adjacent the notch, Him a bell clapper including a flexible stem hat a shoulder for engagement by the othei o tion of the head of the detent when the receptacle is closed. said head being arranged to flex the clapper stem and slide from said shoulder when the sides of the closure are moved away from each other.

in testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

' GLADYS M. EDWARDS. Witnesses:

Gannon W. Cass, FRANK. E. BARB.

Patented May 2i, E9183. 

